1 sentence can split your life into before and after


I still remember the exact moment. I was doubting myself, half-ready to walk away from something. Then someone said ten words that stopped me:

โ€œ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ.โ€

Nothing magical happened that day.
No promotion, no stage lights, no applause.

Just a tiny shift.
Thatโ€™s the thing about words.
They donโ€™t just land. They linger.

These are my 3๏ธโƒฃ tidbits to think about:

1๏ธโƒฃ Ordinary Conversations

Most life-changing conversations donโ€™t happen on stages. They happen in corridors, car rides, after meetings, reading a newsletter or between sips of coffee. Stay present for those ordinary conversations. Theyโ€™re turning the pages for your next chapter.

2๏ธโƒฃ Right Voice at the Right Time

We donโ€™t always hear the truth until it comes from the right voice at the right time.

Sometimes itโ€™s a mentor.
Sometimes itโ€™s a stranger.
Sometimes itโ€™s your own reflection finally catching up with your potential.

3๏ธโƒฃ Pay It Forward

If words can change your direction, imagine what yours can do for someone else.

One sentence of belief.
One conversation.
One moment of courage.

So hereโ€™s my challenge for youโ€ฆ

Find one person whoโ€™s ready, but doesnโ€™t believe it yet. And say the words I once needed to hear.

Thatโ€™s all it takes to give someone their before and after.

Thought Provoking Quotes on this weekโ€™s topic

Susan Scott

Our work, our relationships, and our lives succeed or fail one conversation at a time. While no single conversation is guaranteed to transform a company, a relationship, or a life, any single conversation can. Speak and listen as if this is the most important conversation you will ever have with this person. It could be. Participate if it matters. It does.

The Dalai Lama

One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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